Amusements. 11101DITTSBURGH THEATRE. Lessee and Manager Wm. 11Exnvnr.t: Treasurer H.. OVEILINGTON• Second night of there-engagement of the popular artists. Miss CHA.RLOrrE TnOMPSI)N. who will appear in the new character, written ex pressly for her, entitled Donna Inez. THIS HVENING will be presented the beau 'tiful new play in five acts. entitled CLOUDS WITH SILVER LINING. Donna Inez _Miss Charlotte Thluipson Ferdinand._ MT. Chippendale Oonrad ............ ..... ..... C. Loy' edas Diego Overture ~r chetr To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET. Wormwood Stman Auction Sales. VERY CHOICE DOORS AT Alit". TION n ,-"aturday .tl Monday evenings, November 7th an • rth. at hla.onlc Halt Auction House, 55 Fifth street; a new to ju:t reiceivm. In the coilecto, may he found : liogarth's W, tits, 2 rots one-half ca iko dnch's Animal Bingdotn, 2 vol., urke3 „.U plates; The Hone of America, by F auk F r:est, 2 vols. plates; Ure's Dien°. 1I y t the Arts and - ciences, 2 vol-, 16(0 plates; Washington , rvaig's Complete Works 22 vol;; The \ of George Washing ton, by Spark., 1! volumes; Life of Per:dui:tin Franklin, 11l volumes; o ;Ters Peninsula War 6 eels; Clark'; Comumntarms, complete 4 vole: Leigh Hunt'. works 4 \ols. ono-half ra:t; workk. 5 vols; If England 6 vole; Mary att'd Novels, 11l vols The Stateman's w anual, 4 yOuE, plate:; Bancroft's H:st ry et the (..n-tea State, 8 vole; Addison's Spect r 8 vole, very fine eiticn ; the complete aksFeare, 4yron, Barns, .1.4,,0re, Dick, ilut•rch, Chambers, &c., , ti e Faintly 13 blcs, Photograph A; bt.ms. ease and Paper. Gold Pens ,Sc .p.sit ve. T. A .11't I. LLA NI , A uenon cer PRAT 15 TilEtt. Sates:net, no 7 Meetings, Notices the Act fully in their bills, and they corn- OTICE TO sTOCK LHERS. 41. plain that they have bee:: drafted into the speial meeting of the Ezto'l, holders of the • military service of the Government input Pittsburgh & Itadlio.,,i oompacy will be held bt the oit i the .t.titt,rty, to the snares said enactment. hot that th city of Pittsbur g h, at o•ed ek eti., r] hS- t DAY, the 12th day of t.etblier. A D. "OS, for same is unconstitutional and void, aril the purpose of accepting or rtjee' tog the i*tg named Acts ard dtp etnentl, dby the that the defendants, who are engaged ie General Assemble ef the Coulootoweatth of Penn- Sylvania, at iii, la executing the Act, have violated the rights ••An set to repeal the ninth iection ore as authoriz.ng the ! and are about to invade theersonal lib laying out of a • tote the Borou‘h of p Orwigsburs.. oourdy. t w teret cc a erly of the plaietifbs, and thereupon they public ro d leading front E,.ton to Alaueb Chunk , ; i nvo k e Lie equitable interposition of this and for other curler " approved the tint day of April. Ity A supp't LI, to an art to treo:• Court to enjoin the def. ndants against a porate the i'd.tehu L ottite.l.4vti.e liadr , ad t Coml tany, - ai.do vett t:.e 1,1, day •At, it. A D. farther execdt no Of the said Ac'. 1863, A:so, •• A rut plc. cot tan art illeorhe For the jun of thi s C on: , rate the Sate Harbor and rime, ROEL.IC means,et caer.:..ll pr, ed the lath d .3; aside an act of Congress as unconstitu of April, A. D. belt tional, and to grant the relief 1 HOS, preyed for. BLAIR, I refer myself to the. views el tee Chief CY o US P. MA JOEN A, CAUGHET, Justice in the opinion he has just deny if MA tt STU e, ered in these cases, and I come at once to tiIAI It. , the constitutional question:, I I 1 ,Att, 11. 111 . 11d1W1'. The Act begins with n preamble which 1 it • t itil.Nctot 111. recites the existing insurrection arid rebel liaa L. It. DA VI •‘{- 11A lion against the authority of the Citited ; 4 It Fates, the duty of the Government to sup- PittAurgh, 1863 rot_-.• ft press insurrection and rebellion, to cur enter- to each State a republican form of government, and to preserve the public tranquility, and declares that for these high purpose, a military force is indispen sable, "to raise and support which all persons ought willingly tit contribute. - and that no r3t-P, ice is more praiseworthy and honorable titan the mainthinance of the- Constitution and Union: and then goes o n to provide for the ertrellirg of tie the able bodied male eitiz-ns of the 1.. 1 kited States, and persons cf foreign birth, who have declared their inteettou to bt-come citizens, between the ages of. twenty-one and forty five years, and these able boric d citizens and fireign cry, with cerain exceptions afterward enumerated, are deciure d " the national forces, - and morel, liable. to perfort,- tru:l Lay duty when called out by th; Presi dent. dhe Act divides 'he country it to military districts, corresponding with the congressional districts, provides for pro em.: marshals and enrolling boards, and reguiates the details of such dr tits t. 9 the President shall order to be made irom the national forces so enrolled. The payment ef s3oo;excuses at v drafted persoa,so that it lain effect,a law providing fora compul sory draft or conscription of such citizens as are unwillin g or unable to purchase ex emption at the stipulated price. It is the hest instance, in our history, of legislation Lircing a great public burthen en the poor. Our State legislation which exempts men woo are not worth more than $3OO, from paying their o•vn debts, is in striking con trast with this conscription law, which de• valves upon such men the burthet: which belongs to the whole "eational forces," and to which "all persons ought willingly to contribute - I This. however, is an ob jection to the spirit of the cuac.ment retell , t- Lean to its constitutionality. Ike description of persons to be sue.ll , ed, able bodied citizens between twenty aci forty five years of age, is substantially the description of the militia as defined in our Pennsylvania statutes Rod probably in the statutes of all the States. Ihe nation ai force -5, then, mean toe militia of the States—certainly include the militia of Pennsylvania. This expression, "national f tic es, - is modern langnage, when so ap It is not found in I ' OElB, either State or Federal, and if used commentaries on the CG113 , 1 , 1'1.7 , n, and iu history, it will generally be tied ep ptirel to our land and naval t tr,-6 i n ac tual service—to • what may be eat' sd our sett.dtrc army. It is a total fiesnerner applied to the mi,itia, for the militia .s a State institution. The General Gov ernment has no militia. The State mili• its, always highly esteemed as one of the bulwarks of our liberties, are recognized in the federal coizstitation. and it is not in the power of Congress to obliterate them merge them in "national forces. - Fakes there is more magic in a name thret has ever been supposed, this con scrite law was intended to act upon the Sttee militia, and oureq'nestion is, there titre, whether Congress has power to im press or draft the militia of the State. I cannot perceive what cbjection can be ta ken to this statement of the question, fur surety it will not be argued that calling the militia natiottai forces. makes them something else than the militia, It Con cret; did not mean to draft the militia nod -r this law, where did they expect to find the national forces? "All able bodied white male citizens between the ages of twenty one and forty five years, residing in this State. and not exempted by the laws of the United States, - with certain specified exceptions, constitute our State militia. Will it be =aid that the conscript. law law cot intended to operate on these? think it will not. fhen if it does touch, and was framed and designed to draft this ve-y class of citizens, no possible objec tion can be taken to the above statement of ice question we have to decide. therefore, repeat the question with great ccnfidence in its accuracy, has Con gress the constituttonal power to impress or draft into the military service of the United States, the militia men of Penusyl vania ? OFFICIC WESTICKS I s :SG - RANCE t'uNiPaNY.l , )cf...ner 29 ,`A ) 4 NELEC 44R WIRE( TOILS OF thl3l:. Ini•any w.i. tell at it. efln es N... 92 Wato erect. 0.. IL E - •A't . NovemM r 1863, be we, n Inc br.ur. flld. to , and 2p. m. oc3l-td OHYICE uP ' , 4li A•I , 1 Li 4. W A vC0.,1 Pn :\ rPrp.:.f 1,63 7 IHE ANNUAL ELI:* Tilt N FOK I) rectors of t•, , t nm: any n ill be beid et the cf6oe of Afe,srs. D. . I f ttreet,:tn n, ',et Keen the honr, oFtme and'. tic • . in nob-tti ~, , r t IiP,INENI s :. Pree't _ c.r., .--- P Cr= Z ..,-- • ..er! as• i., ......7 = ;rd > a 'SF' _,. .‹ ;....,.. '.• _k4 , ..: -., .V. I== • di; ' , 4 Z cr . ".. , P - . le.'. E.... A Cbe • - 0.1 ^ r 1 ,-, - • ,- , Z ..„.. = L' IT. C=> Li' '—' E, lIIN "..) G.) .--, 'y 4, IMP i.' , F . : OW Z 0 .: ...r &-, Z = a 7 '-""'' .-,.. .:. _ ...., PP = ~.. =1 :',' „ Fr s.; c•- ,- q-t: al z ... r - • .., I== z -; ~-< , _.y tad 0 r - w •- = q fl , v mom E , pE-4 N .- arzi *lllii s Ma ~.. /II ...e WI S . r'''' 4 a NEI\ 1,001)S, WE WOULD I J. 111 E A TTEN t,rr, I i 7 WiNTEIt Cidl,ollo4 All,thet,nQw - r-t 2ty f : rcnieu CASSIMAES AND COATINGS, Wah a I.r,ie ani SILK AXE) CANIIII6I6 VESTINGS, W. H. 1 3:1•G}..E & CO., EDERA I. 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Pittk.ck and Frank Case. Fifth street. with or wit':out wrappers. Daily 3 cents; Weekly LOCAL INTELLIGENCE Act Of Congress of 3d March, P,t13., commonly called the ~ Conscription Law," declared t nconstitutional. HENRI' S IiNEEDLER I VN 1 Tbroo bids in eQui Do v ID M. hosx, et al ty. Ani;op a mot.on Fkoscrs 13. :- mI rH .. S I '`..'''''- eb " set' '' . s/ ' V. 11 F. I , ICKEI.B VI Seine. I Ciul tLjUtrli U V:m - onAan.,l.---Un the .idd , ,y ot March. 1863, the Congress ot e united States in,sed on Act f,r enrul:l‘.g nod Ailing out the Na :tmal f3rces, anti t r other pur posse,'' which ,s commonly called the Ccriscription law. The plaintiffs, who are citizens of Pennsyk unia, have set forth POPLINS This question has to be answered by the Constitution of the United States. be cansr that instrument, trained by deputies of the people of the State , and ratified and put int., effect by the Slates them selves in their respective corporate ca pacities. delegates w Congress all the powers Chet body can exercise. These del ecati it,a are either express or such impli• canons as ore o.q,mtial to the execution of f x nress.y 'l,l gated powers. D.. re ar- hoc three provisions in ur Constitution ci the Unit , d Strtes the! c.,.n be appealed to in support of !his legisia Lion lu our oidinary editions they stand numbered as clauses 18 16 and 17 of the VIII section of Act 1, of the Constitution. `•18 Congress shall have power to raid( and armies. but no appi i, ri ttiontt ct mcm_y ct, that use snail be for a longer term than two years. "In Congress shall have power to prb- Sias fit calling forth the maiitia to axe cute the laws of the Union, to suppress IClbUr ec:i,,ne and repel invasions ' . 17. Congress shall have power to pro vi .de tor organizing, arming and disciplin ing the mabtia, and for governing sueh part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of train- I 94 hi arhet St THE PITTSBURGH POST: T L'ESDA_Y MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1863. TUESDA Y: NOVEMBER 10, 1863 S. M. PE4TENGI■.I, & CO., Supreme Court of Penna t l tg me rrliz,e. tee nitsoindoe i , rescritsed by C areas." To rouse a: 'I. ,e are li.,r4e words v.-hat du. There could be no limitation u: th-• • ember ••r siz - of the armies to •rd t r all reissible contingencie, c.u!, be t.)reseen, but our queati h:.s •.o• r. no.s.cce to num bers or siz but to the mode of raising armies file frilE,:r.,l of the Constitution, and the States who aciowed it, derived i their ideas of gover„men , principally from the ea amp! of Gr.r.t Britian—certainly not from fl.'3y of the more imperial and despotic governments of the earth What they meant to make was a more free Con stitution thin that of Great Britian--ta king that as a mode! in some things—but enlorgmg the basis of ;•ular rights in all respects that would br cur Hment with or. Her and stability. They knew that the British army had .generally been recruit,. ed by voluntary enlia:ments, stimulated by wages and b unties. ac.- , that the few in stances of impressment , st,d forced con. seript'otia 61 land forces, had met with tits clihf,,vrtr of th- En.Thst nation and had led to preventive st,tute-. In 1704 and again in 1707 conscript. ,n bilk were at tempted in Parltatnent but laid aside as unco , stit Durtu.. the American revolution a statute, ; _leo 11l C. 10, permit', ....fl. and I disord• : law cient as far ~ . , L obe when o.r (d ..t plauned. Assure.ity i 6 ..mers cr emte . .itution did not inrtmd to slti•J the people of theState±to a eystrw ot emscriptlon, which was applied in tt..t mother country only to paupers and vagabonds. On the coLtracy I ir,fer, thr.: ft,. t o wer conferred on Congress was the power to raise armie3 by the m - dmary Engllsh mode of volunta ry eulistamnts. fli - peopl.7- w.i.. pdHily ,i hi 'LI , (il stand lug armlet , . 11-.nee ilio.y too!: away rola' of the war pow. r tr-n - t 'h. Ex:-re' re, where, tinder moilarchtFal t ,rms r : rir ally reFddes, at.d rested it in the leggy' l .es departm,n:, in 61;e bia..tch of w:lic.. the States have ',pal ret re.eniatio-i, ist ; is the alter brai,p of which id neop,s of the S:att-.9 are .:irecd:i r , precent. d accor -1 ]:rig to their nitilibers. to the se repro teidative= of tis Sitoett Ar,j the people, fili9 p. , Ar r L,f c..gi , lltmg w sr was (.urnolit tr.d. bd: . ,0.1 ia choir ha d; :t was re strained by the . nit ..di, n 0 1 biennial up orord.atinit.. o.:- i. e tnt pert •-, the armies they niighi false' I i !, , ").17-,, 11, army could he ranted or snip.ted wtoch (IA not commend I,driciar appr.i, dot:- and it was 1 rightly cons.d.i,l i ri•I! voluntary enl).o menus w.. till 1.. ver b. wa-t.nz t.:: recruit the rank. id such an -int:, I 1.. will pl) N.' er. exettinn .!.!:::: ! ,r the I r,,.. f ~ .I 0: the pecple. Li...i lei .:-. : tr t...• i.r,,s ,c)i.sible to 1et,, , . i . ,It 'nt I r Low.: ha.. I- w,,f , iticapa blf. ct . Lt:Lg ore d ~.,td.o '. :i. , ;r16 ,. .ii, arid, thviki ir.., i 0 . • i 1., ;l • - 111 ~.• ~t 1 h,,r ehiltd M. .I . , 1111 . :, ••• ~,, 1 , toretdi...i the rata;, ; ts . 'i ed e:',,Artry theory o the co. Pow,r,l,ko all g , n.! y •4r , Jl - Lr , 1!;.o fund mental po,.til n. tt the nil:run.igt hntl :ne guy. rn 111 , t•Vr" F , Ly.•ri , .t 4 ' • her th, t) !fief: Ho .v ~ t f• nlrnan,l pubi, Lk' •LL tart !.• • • • Ort.c r , ma„ t:,113e ... 11Ie But I.C.veruttle• 0 ; ulat • ' L I 1(1 r. 1,65-.oi,,Ev to-• j • ;•.•. t.rt• t,) t ,• • : IL- hell'Ai (.1 Cong, I 1t... gr;o01:1,, I:,ju.tue !•-• U.O - 1 • 1....L., • ho E.,lnption th:c vv.vr for t O. .ELAUtIOr,d CAT, w!:1 t q 9 have hut_h m)rnp.-.thy all,l 1; , ,:i/ LL. p,n, lea, 'will •-a•curt a I r,, c,•oHary u,erdti. Equa.,ls- ~-' • , Intedi • h-•y incrin( curler (a, their b - IVF,ite p-wer in; press them , war Wnlen ihr-y could tipprO .• ro-n to tl,es- cm!., , iarrstioris wt• add ht ability;ot a great like ours, to s , imuiate and reward et,',,s,rneLts, both at home and abroad, by bouuta.a, peusions and homesteads, as well as by political pa'ronage :n couutie, forms, we see how t,ecess,ty or warrant t erri is for im a grant of to. i:ape: a! power of There th at ;._ ;b , ) of the constitt.t,.l, r in tho,t , p.iriineout paptr6, es!iei in- I:42der_i to jua.lly the ra,t pow-_r op in :h- word 9 of the s:`.9-quest clan- i--.cermr.g t iniir a.vb9oluteiy fJrti It :I:, , ",,r) I:llpri , babL ..,upposa blt tll4l et..l,Lui .11;13 ir...ders! rf.igh' I.llEbe7oll, in a par tieular ',I:, itB own propel 111, pO•Vf r it not much more bithie IL.: it. Siates meant to cower upon ine Genirrai eruincut the power t; depriNc a' own piea sure, al, oge• her of fiirced levies 7 Yei this sally happen if the power (.1 conscrip:icr le , conceded to C=.ngress. There are uo limitaioons ex preened—nothing t , rope', Congress tc oh/servo quotas and prrii.ortions as amone the several I - iutten--w.. present their raining armi, n i•oe State. taking every able :,odied citizen out of it to the end angering itz, ol utter undoing of al its domestic ~Iterests. And besides, it we conceue this dan gerous power to the I inguig' , nt the 13th clause, we ti, siroy p and street of the words of the 1 , 3 n and 17th clauses. We make ;he instrnun•n' soft destructive, which is violative nt all Pationi of construe Lion. Congress snail have power to provide for calling forth the miiitia in the manner and sahject to the 'lfni:atoms prescribed in clauses Id and 17, an.; tl - feretore, I argue Congress has not the p fw draft them. IS an express rale ca the Constitution to give way to an itut u ..I nrie If the 13th clause confers powt - dr.of it: , militia, the words ot th•• In r Linn 17 ri clauses are the idlest tha MME=IIIMEI But if the thiti tile power to enlist rolutveers. inen the subsequent clauses become very ii , :eiliglble—stand well with the 19th. aid add essentially to the martial faculties ot the Federal Gov ernment. at toe clauses The militia are to be called to execute the laws of the supp•ess imurrec tione arid repel int as t , be o-gan ized, armed nod disciriii•ied by the State, but according to the lows of Congress, and such part them a may be employ ed in the service ot she United States are to be governed by the Pres iitilit but of ficered by toe reeje Stati-s. Now th is Conscriptii-o Law recites an . 'exist ing insurrection anti reheilicii" as the ground acd r, aso..,i ) not for calling forth the militia under 'the above provtazond j but fir drafting th..2.r. to -, , the milita r y ! se:v rail- it • case has : wt .eh the Cori gout tile in is shall be cn!ted out wirier Stare officers, but Congress says they edatait be drafted, in c 'ntempt of State authi,rity. Geri Wash Ei'la the men of hie day, did not BO read ins Constitution, whe • m suppressing the whisky insurrection in this State, hey pail the most scrupulous regard to the rights and powers of 'he Siat;_. Under pres Ear, of a foreign war, a C. - mscrip , Bill I was r,21 , rted in Congress in 1814, but it did not paps, and .1 it tad, it wool; have been no precedent for this law, because we are dealing with an insurrection, and insurrections are specially provided for in the Constitution- It to support a foreign war, Congress may draft the militia, which 1 I do not admit, the power of draft to gap- .1 press 13 U^ c Al. it' • .s . a' t' i'l7 I a P'l , " 4 i t l*,' ' n ' • 1" - ' d 'Y''' since mot f t r e ~ e l -,t, : ~ppie. Si I , Y, trout: deciara -t ~ ..,if . r; 1 prt , i „a g.• u • Li, e I rections is cxpree... i, provided. I Wheu a, the lundaup etel bows ot E'ngiand. Far State is cubed ei. for its quota of I back of rilligea (Marta, in the customs militia is rn r determine, by lei, who of i and maxims of o ,r Saxon ancestry, those the whole n 'emir ot i r e -erolied militia. I Princird, s of liLtety lay scattered which shall answer 'he call, end thus State drafts I were gathered together in that immortal are quite regular, bat a Congressional document, which four hundred years af draft to suppress insurrection, is an in- terwards were ag..h.. re asserted in two novalion that has no warrant in the histo other great di :_lare'r.iry Statutes, "The ry or text of die Constitution. Either Petition of Fl•gh. - mid "The Bill of such a law, or the Ceestitution, must be R•ghts," and which were transplanted into set aside. They cat.iiot stand together. our Declare cf L. :2pendence, the bill .. , , ot right i , ee r Sth. -- i. Jostitution and the And happily, no ill consequences can Amendmeet. te our Federal Constitution, flow from adhering to the Coioeitutim e for and which have ihus,betome the heritage the standing army of the federal govern of thee( plaint.tis. Say; the nth Article meet, recruited by enlist:net..., to the ordi 'e nary way, with the State militia, called of the A mend•eents , tie person shall be held to answer it i a capael or other forceforth according to the Constitution, area wise iufamous ~..-,',e, e .)teei : n a ' , resent quite sufficient to rmhdue any rebel- wise or Ind!, te, e of a greed jury, ex-- lion that is capable of being subdued by force of arms. Such a formidable force, cept in easr4 ari , :itg in the land o ruaval force s or it, ihe MLltia when, iu actual wisely wielded, in connection with a pa- fore in time ut war or pubitc . danger. - ;What to the 'cape ~f this uxceptio,t >I t.- THEITRIZ -- 1,r!.3 night. Miss Thompson tertial and patriotic administration of all other consfilut , otialpuwers, will never fail to put down retractory malcontents, and c.oudr with Silver and or naval t , reeti Ill^al. be rrgrilar , appeared for the first time iu Pittsburgh, tnitrary .c,a, , ,z'i ion of thc Crovermn.,., iu the aPV7 ably of • piece le full of beautiful preserve peace and good order among steel, .g army and , .173—Into which Lining." Th e the American 1 eople. l'his conecript law. —l . l ''' therefore, cot sanctioned by the Cenatitu c , trzete, are ietroduei dby n. :rary cluea• incidents, and abounds in fins language. tion, is net adapted to the ey.igentees of tine rut heykr ed or hy ~ ,,i tistments. rind Miss Thompsoe's rendition of the high the times, am like:) , to have success as a a' ,' ~e COM., : y their own co se , i, suhjer't to spirited "Princess' Inez," was in keeping war measure. t.,.e int.,tary code and aide to he tred with hr high reptita , iou, and brilliant In its political bearings, even more than in and . ; aniseed without' any of 'he ti rroit t r histrionic abilities. It wan a representa its military asptcts. it is subversive of the eat eseerd , r el t't':• , Commen law. I•• liter e tion of a true woin'.ii, impassioned, tender Constitution and of the rights of cit'zens 111E1112f rthr frillier. when du,y,Laile..l .;tied and devoted The crowded andletioe were that depend upon State awh' , fit.Y• A few plan- , l"in actual serv,ce' area ,bjec. tut he I perfectly carried away with this bc.tut, f i f thoughts will m.lki. ih, a plain. It 13 ial 1 ru es and ri-ticie, of war, ..l tatur i• , -.:.7.f.r. new puce. and the fine acting of it. To possible to study cur S',.l'L., mei federal law righ's of personal fro. den, being t... 't e , e:gte it will be repeated for the latit time, Constitutions. without seeing how mani• tune , uspend-d. Tin' wt..en are ri,tlitia ,a, lie attractions are called for, and testly the one wee Jesigned to guard and . men in actual peen , eetified of a deaf! Judo tit , ry, maintain the pei EW..11 and E...eißl rights of iu the repetition of at y pier :• more than the cit , zen—u e other to take care of his Hp. aii.:4; of the auth,,rey et Cotigrese oece. So we must avail ourselves of this external r, latlees, over the taaltila says ~To , late ion I Oily twpertanit y. - wt.: LS' Nuriore, education, priiiierty,hoine,wife. and children servantP. adrniulatratiou goods and chai t les rotor ueatn, and a grave yard in which to sleep the Bleep of deism these a7E• amdhg the ot‘jects ut state qo ;or the protect•ori of which the State provid e s civil auLb..rici.3 and back of them,theposse r. , nntatn , and the ary to make the clvll aim hi,ttratir, tdptual. Now, t; the prmetple he 1141n - wird that l'•,Dgrr..., avVtay che•State tnal:,:a, who does hot see Llat the ult.i mare and security of every mito's domegtio and persosai rights is endang,r ed. To the extent delegated in the Cos • Hut oho!) tittbudy q teuttons the right of Congrese to c otrot the State tnahtis, but if to the f xteht t.. which IL.; euaetalf t.t goes, tf,o St,tF , be reduced ti the coedit,,t, (.1 Inert tunee t,t a great corn ,d c.t.zert it the State zuu.; t t! - .0 F e .t. r .11 fiJcernmertt !be enforce:l.. nt hi d tutletkt right , ae wei; a. 1..,r the regu,:a.. of L 6.•xte!La! .. '',•• n ficin I„rt•,g, I rt..AII peaceful iiit•rCour,- eapi r.. , rhmr•ro wdh an word -a H;andard of va'at.s sou w.- - ghfs tit.d rn , 11€•::.•s i hat shall be corrun.,:, to al: th- .:.1 -3dvd•ri. !ba: snail b • co-exte !tr.ern ate frit], ar.d (~n,:h..rce 1, , a ija,t and rnaluiati these e.v.rr.al re , ntiniis Of If.- citizen, are high duties which 111.• C3nEt.tution Leas eOrnmltted to the hed-rao Got, ririalen'olA hafi furnished it with 1,1 necessary civil tuf.cf•onarie.., ar,t }.,.w.r to levy a , ri CJileCt taxes ?row Mr Ot rain. , rind Cuppor , armies, to providA a navy, aid ire ;Laliti,, 10 axe C..••• t-w)1:0.1 ,1:16 I .o wers '• : r• g....rezut•ti i hu9 :h,. 41:11 j •,y - ILIZEIME !Ind a "1 ; , a., the ‘,4 r.ow.r ~t the geu eriJ g.)7 . •rc.a...::' tti: • 7 iltirnq 4 - Rt - c , /rty f :,,,'vernal tit; ie I hltlM3tr 8- Curti.) . tor lit- 11 , ..er,Ai or dom. stir. ne.b.;4 Could tl,e Sthle GoverumPt., r . .rike a War nw , r /11,1.' •,: 1. chn rg , it-: In vi^ 'h. F x marl t.r.i LIU IA Pl 11 ll F':l d ,rne , llc rig touch him it dangered. In- grea' , : Conscript iaw Is, [Lai it is f . ,ts-iundpt- -, n that C - ingress-- may at; away. ii a the State rights the z n ir.a the ,rty and b.undation t r.glitsh And how 18 (1%. sy I d t, Lit, after t,,eerr.tn t . i L ;,rny are ci , Atray. ea? Ine Constltiv.,u3 at the rhited States c'oint - nit , e i toe h-rt Te ., of the cut zen iu p..rt t -, the federal ti,vernunent, expressly reserved the hate ;, and the people at the States all it did not deiegate It gage the General Goveram- nt a stand ir..; army, but l-f to the SLU•t'R their mi ld. A. Its 1 , 111 - 11Jbefl in all this balancing at powers were w,se and good. hut this lee islation disregards t 5• d.stinctions, and upturns the waole svat, mia of goverutnent when it national forces and claims to use atid govern • bent as such Times of rebellion above all others, are the times whm we should stick to our fandamental law lest we dritt into anar chi - on one hand, or into desp dism on the ozner he ,reat sin r: :tie present re beition i•onststs in violating the Constitu tion wh , rehy every men's civil rights are expetse.l to s.Leriticr. rnl , ..e. the govern ment be kept on the ftundation of the C.,. >tit ut,on, we imitate the sin of the rebels.• and thereby encourage them. whtl;t we Ngt.thk 'll and ciisit,irten the frp.nds of constitutional order and govern ment. The pr ffs-in these bills have good right, I think, a , citizens of Pennsylvania to complain of the act in question, not only on the grounds I have indicated, but on another to which I will briefly allude. Tne 12th section provides hat the drat ted person shall receive ten day's notice of the rendezvous at which he iv to report f - r duty, and the 13th section enacts . •that it be fails to report himself is pursuance of gnch notice woho , ,f furnishing a sub s ute or paying the r • quilted sum therefor, he sna.: he deemed de - .r. and =hall be. arrested by the 1: .vos' marshal, and sent to the nearest in.lif::ry I.^^l for trial by court-martial qttaidlea ttOr, to wliicif pruvi - sion Is subject, is that upon proper showing that be iv not al , t• ini...ary duty the I):ari of en 1 .T7l , t may •!I• Cl• hfrn from thP draft. t h0 . .. 4- thekosedirr, hap set )rth het Cox wa- sii-rv-ci (in hint in pursuance of this F.Fof., it, and by which he Win lit' ;If ap peered on a c•rf till day. lie would be "deemed a deserter, and be subject to the penalty prescrihsd therefor, by the rules and articles of war." I believe the penal ty of desertion by the military code is any corporeal punishment a court-martial may choose t, even to that of being put to d. ath. Can a citizen be mad-. Liesert -r• before he h bec, in.... ? Has Convess tee La: ni powes- r authorize i.ro. vast marshals, after draw.i , e I he name of a freeman train s when' a id •rinng him with a ten day's notice, to seize 11.1,c1 drag him befor: a court martial tnr under military law ? This question :ouches the foundations of personal liberty. in June, 1215, the Barons of Engli.bd ani trie.r retainers, ••a nninerons host en 1 upon the grassy plain of Ruuny m de wrung from King John that great Charter which aeclared. among other securities of the rights and liberties of Englishmen, that no freeman shall be arrested, or imprisoned, or deprived of his freehold, or his libertie?, or free cue toms, or be outlawed or exiled, or in any manner harmed, nor will we (the King) proceed against him, n send anyone against him by force of arms unless ac I cording to the sentence of Ins i. ers (which includes trial by jury) or the corn mon law :f England. - Here was laid the strong foundation of the liberties of the race to which we belong. And yet not , here, for Magna Charts created no rights but only reasserted those which existed long before at common law. It was for I PO fr voloug a sugg,t..i, “.• d.g:. :5- and f I have ah,•yrnr:, libsrty these Item a rendide ances ry, ao,d hguaratttet d to them - c and at what time they gi ei? t iare tc , martial law, and sure m.ition by Congresii,can and grind those rights out of OXIB w,tnou• r..grtru to :ne limitations of r;rc vt-r! ' • _ r •hellion. n a ~. ~.~~.!' : ~ , mac f~~ . me we•g—ler reaaou t 6: Lld be found for It than fr , cnomer wi.l/./, y I,es to the d t , 5 , 7V , 9 to stand tea f cf . :Magna Chnrr. , .. , ur cogetitntfon an, all our trad.ttroal freedom. which i !i!.y c MEM Tbe general reason that 1 have ever hi-ar 1 suggested, and which is atip:.cable again it all the views advanced in this otiin 'or. is called military ni-ciessity. The courl , r7 I. v )1 , 7 , d hi rr treat chid war which can be broughi in air honorable el, se only by energ. tic uci. of all our rr sour•-e, and no rev taint should be toler at. d. cir,umstances. save Only this which ch tart iyiliza•iou has in - p„O 1 C,!, a ll w nrf, Whatev-i- is ac • ding to ire itLtion. lii argument claims. may he iif eiiiurse — whatever /9 ve- and bvy.,nd ihecnnati.uri, n ju-- i as military mcessity, and of that ills Pres d nr and l' , ingrssa i.re xciusive end En,: .1. itmou:.t .t Is that the ex:g...rtes. of the tialfiqj 3.."'y the substita tut:.)., nt msrti,l I t But what is tna.tiat Blackstone and S.r Hate tell us ••it is bull upon no eerti d principles bit is entirely arbi trary in i•s. decisi - 'ns, is truth and real ity ,orr, iadulg. d rt.ther that, a 1.., :ad as t-,s'. - The ut,restrained wit! r.f or,e cir h , t - of men, then, is the r!tlewhich tl.; nrgurnentr.ubstitutei tor the is oi no consequence that the will thus s..t up for supreme law is that ot men whom a majority of the people have r.h..s-n. me. , )rdl::g is our ma . ) .r.iy za , . only choose me n to adminze.er lan loons' itutiou as it Majs; ties, us ;.''wer recognized by low. have no mora right to establish a des past-al than a minority would have. But may majorities or ra.norities set aside the Constiiut.on :der pressure of rebel lion and ireurrot tion ? As the Consti• tution antu-inato, at.d provides for such calamitiee. it Is a reproach to I'B to -an tnat it is Inadeq,te to emergencies. No man has any piston cal I ; . cast . 111- ~-t roach urea i.. N. , current experannce prov:s it It never n • is ..v. by an unsuc cessio: use 0; toe legitimate powers of the Consti , uti .11 robello.n. ana tison the thing proved will be that the ineru ment needs ameiniment . , wild. Its macnin ery istl xil;le c-rough Even such a ru , 'Jana deruslistiation n; mor.. 'h.. t , .mt out t,eces , eary meats -it ,nsuld in•t surrender the !otate to the arbitrary wit, of anybody. Presi dents and Congressnat a are only servants of Ise p.ople n, their will, riot as that will mar •xpresie under nasaion ers Item- t as 1. stasis rocorded lathe C war ution It to.he oneitaton,in-tteeth e which makes tnern Presidents and Con• gres , rorn. Ti;ey lave t n , , re row. rt; up isgitiiii4 the Cot.s.ou :on. than so ma y priraie citiz ••.- . i have. Ott .ode of tha. th -y are only prira.n nit izi I do i cc, theretore, ±eel the force of the argnmen• dr:.wo tram rhr diBtroming curnsuine,s of the t•rne. Rad rig thy cre, • 41 , 7, arbitrary po. l t - ri , )! - ;.Mb1..1211( , ' a: rat.. bt.r. i! ,ve m .de th , m r , ••Pm tmci n the judie.. r. .Igt.t i(, h. z Blyr f)- .rf :.oc6) zu.,l lc, cou.touiton. To piacP ourselv, undesd , -epottc away in order tt, bring b-a - k reb, td the coustitu tion we '.ave given uo, Is a pr .cedare that pkrpl , :ces the stude,d of p•doical acteoce, and will quite corf.and the historian of Our titnee ii-atures of this conscript law irberve ritaciem, but not to ea• tc-nd ipinion farther. I rest my jeciions c ,-, ustitutionality upon these grounds - Ttiat the power of Congress to raise and support armies, does not include the powe” to draft the mititia of the States. 2d. That the power of Coagress to call forth the militia cannot be exercised in the forms of this enactment. authority t t rwditibl).•(,Om.-; P6Beatial ly depF:,,l hir•)11 t.lie tact wh(,. :Lief are to . - )P deemed in the s-rviee of e Lit•iar diatinc :ion her adliniz forth the rnalitia and thtHbeitig Be: u!li p.rvice Thv.a a re ri• !Ili u heiP nece.:sarily ii• (i:Jr=ritationhl The Prr-e is r , net Cr , cri.rnander of t hr• 6. •;rl-)1 whvi: hc . t'/al ror rie• • a ti :Ili rely when t 3 . an r d,•red • ThPif are Yhbjected lu martial„l:, ,c%, .11 in (I , lllal xer an , . l ro,t ::•hO , l galled i ,, rthr befa , e thet; hare oot . ip • "i••• r'' (he hC:.I ! • I.o> aria u-thm liv! mean:t jo f beina in I%r. a , t nal senn:T nuts? he an obtniien , n ! ~ a IZ and aro: en , itzvotr.=7."4 4,, 5 ,1 '7l 1, the cull qt MP •• r mory's on. 1.. w, -•" • i• • • d !ha: d (: ~, a ; jaw • • 1..) 'he tin;— s. •p.p as nef,JrP that 'ht sl9 0:1'y r.au.t. for the militia. /.L.(l tt the Lcrtitt , u• nal rtg 9t are LOT sac ari 1.. m \, hrr J edge ri t Mari: Whlk,"; rig;=ta'A- se zen d 11.4 cAlitary • thr.:nl rJ. when he o- ,rrf s r -wl.v Plot ;;.^ur to ~t,uld rep a;.d 1 - y it New notn , nctwor- by ificuit ?,„ • h .( H_:.l:r. r r Ifl grace• /99tlen Ay. hi. tr.-0 •21 C 96,9 b." , .. 4 1a4M - ZcHIM:,E.'3,4 „ I. l .4.opaaia can I bee ,41-j.iv•ai ru r 4- An articles of war, ninil he is in actuartelinry eer vice. 4th. 'nut he is nr.a placed in such actu al service when his name has been drawn from a wheel, and ten days notice thereof has been served upon him. For these reasons I am for granting the injunction. We eurreLf.er our space this morning to the opinion of Chkf Justice Woodward, on the coLstitutionailly of the conscrip tion law, to the caciut.ion of all other local natter we had prepared. To morrow we will eodravor to give out usual variety. We bespeak for the opin ion of Judge Woodward a careful and atteptil,, SIGLL EATING SALOON, 47 .1-IYTEI STREET, WM. RCECKEISEN, PROYREITOR —Fresh Shell Oysters, Tripe and Can Oysters constan:ly on band. Wale at all hours, from 7 o'clock a. m., 't,ll 12 o'clock p. m. , i'ne best refrestmen.s can only be fout , arwi:i; l k at 47 F.fth etl eet. Ca - G ROVER BAKER'S SEWI.NG M fur , :t inanufacturing ParPodes bee ih ego, A. t..thaill.NEY 1' h bt.rec. Pittslurwh. Ya. COMMERCIAL. PI ris.it: RUH GENERA I. MARILET „ FFICR ,:: THR 1/.; ILL Por-, 1 TC/LADAY. - November !::, 18i.:3. 1 - Iliiiimuelisr--il'as n t very ... t.ve yi sterdn7- 1 tins. : owe. er, is a ci.nanon c •urrence :n whar what's called bui. Word., , . he wearer war raw 1... i d sagreenhlc wilt: an N . :a:v.:nal anon /vont]. Pr duce of al! k ride Nei re :n good request nt on; r.iie., .n :act fur na Jet detcriptior : the of ow.; g ate tae o. era; ions Once Our 1,1,:t : Ashen - :. e n...te sales of 6 ton. ci da Ath at 416.; 4 tr ns do choi ie Pearls, a: ire. some holders :ire de - i.an.l:ng 1 4 tore : r the I : r:er article. Elirur —rho in r :•' y. a:, rda . calla, t LI nu i nereiving e Vain- I . Anlung :he sale , were. La ira Inal ly, 150 b01a... ;x _ :.0506 75; Extra—so i.s of 100 1,04 , at c,.., ans.:s 75. liay—The Ina Wet won f; rill. wi h ra!er of 13 1.411 - ;n I ',” tea.: e.., at .$,3440,.., i4l Eon. 13.1-d firmer c Istiese— 0 0 t i safe] •i 75 box,. W 1. , at . 12c ant 4 1 1 do Ilaniku - g at 14c. APPleti— he rieniarri ova. fair, with side* of 7,, ••• ..ii. 75: 4:: ::::, I rrk 'tate nt *:;:f Salt .11krk et tirui with tale' 1:0 iihis at ii 2 'Ai: 2 5'., , , iv. rl , •; I t....h1e ..i.iit at..i: . 3 5 , 2 p: c., Grath—Ware: ft 'in. 'MOP! t Sit.: Oath red a: :11 25: whit, :A: do, rt $1 .1(01 5 - i is 'liquidity. I iw: n•Li. oat.-. of AAJ t,uBh t depor, at *1 :0. ,),,t. ..:i is .1 ~,; b ...ib, first nrryt at 7 (§7s;agr ir, in t, e o;_ &1. It, i, 'one in the market Pa icy-- •::: s co Hi o tin 1. :rom w .gout—al rang at 4 -. hi: 1:1 $: tr ha Rut ler -- r-ri es •I 0.)::.% - iresh oil r.t. 212 M: 4., I Eirlo,l --ti nt i , -Li 7- ' rocerte,—,ug • roar Sub,. ' 14: bad rl an: at .414. cros-cd ad 0 01i es zed at 7 9114)11 - , 1 4 ar 0/4 la du "13' 1 (tee, at 16; renned yel ow, at 4N. Sio rt , ez tibia. new . rioana at tit. yrnt•a-30 bblt burden at Locerinsc's, a: 65- 11 4 galbm s 'hirdka , —; tie demand odcrate—sa:e.4 a' 25 bbl , city ra• - ifioti at 58: ea l /-5• 1.11 ral 35 bbl.. '.• .3. larie at i 9 51 '; o'l Na Mtn at 1 , 7 25; ledodu.2atill llerr l nw-10 a ici , ltd at :lb 50. t offee—Toe market wan tiztn w.th a guud man.t. IC flare ewes u. 30 sa - ks Riu at ..31-,,,a134 ITTS Rfi II OIL TitA t: TUESDAY. Nov. 10. 1863. There was an improvement in the. errand yes ter i,y. Ac we ;tate& in our lbst when prices reach the button a r.action mutt neceisertly to se pla , e — bu v.-/ - 5 Were more (I . toed t. ope rate I he, rep. r front the East were more fa voralt.e— t looks as if we were tieing to ha e soul, serge Operations to re; ort before t e .ose et the week, t :c recall> s are, hoe evt r, Oa t.e in crease. Refined-1h• enquiry tee . ..•aa7 was large. Sa,es of 311 bbls, free at 50c, later i the des c:me dealers were demanding 51(g ,-, it. Bond c 1 ranged 4/442. ( rode -1 he demand is on •he inere.se. The rates were purely nominal a-d in the absence of actual ealee we omit quo ta-inns Residuntn—There was some enquiry for this article, with sa.es of 310 hble ut 'l3 eo€o3 75 MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH New York Market. ~ . .ENV Yush, ov. 9.—Flour dull and drooping; sale.at 16 10(g0 15 fur extra State, and $7 1547 3o for Round :loop Ohio. w heat dull. C,rn in lair demand and quite firm at $ 0841 935 , a , Oats Owl an I lc , lower; sums at 84(e.85. Lard steady at 1114411% Whi ky a shade nrmer at t 2a. (Rid 46. Philadelphia Market. PHI ADELPHIA. nov. 9 —Flour quiet, superfine, de 75 %; heat firm; red, $1 50@t 55: white, $2 active advancing 4r yellow, $1 07; m 'red and white. :t1 Molasses ti,m Whisky 611sidtri7. RIVER MATTERS. Tux fitvgm—Last evening at twilight there wer.. abo t four fees by thy pier marks, the wra'her dnnng the day was cam with occasional en ow storms Lr e pieigeot fr a rire uses not yt a ry ilatteriug ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES ARKIN' a.IJ, Franklin, Bennett Brownaki.le. Gallatin, Clarke, Brown-vine. Reese. Peebles. EAkibet..h. DiSPARTF,It • till'atin, Clarke, Lrownsrille. Frani,lin. Be .nett, Jae. Bee, e.. Feeble& JSEPH MEYER ANTHOMY MEYBR JOSEPH MEYER dir SON, MANUFACTURERS OF PLAIN AND FANCY FURNITU;&_E & CHAIRS, AREFP.U'F. 135 SMITHFIELD ST.. Between th Ft., and Virgin alloy PITTSBURGH. Nave Thyself. DR. S. CUTTER'S ENGLISH RS A THE GREATEST BITTE NERVINE EVER DISCO EKED—THE GRE3TESC O• NIL EVER DISCO 1 E GREATEST ALTERATIVE EVES DU...COVERED A CLTHE Fl./ti INTEMPERANCE. A NERVINN. IT ALLAI, THE hr,nic inflammation of the stomach, in all Pers,ds addicted to the use of stimulants and narcotic., such as Alcoh dic aid Malt Liquors, plum,orphia, Arisen' • Tobacco, etc., etc. It removes the morbid appetite or craving us the st. mach for atimul airs. sc. In headache, Neu r Igia. and all nerv,_us diseases, it has no equal BA a Nervine. An A TONIC, it gives a healthy tone to the stomach, improves the a, petite corrects dyer derangements, regulates the bowels, removes lan gu..r and drowsiness. a d bri ips perfect health to the Dyspeptic. A A.L'rERA LIVE. The blood, the life cl the body, is derived from the f..od we digest. Low important i h en. ;nut the duties of the atom acl. are perfectly performed. It its duties are imperfectly executed, disease instead 01 hcaith is scattered through the system. When our food to property digested, pure blood is supplied hie e , .dy. and lotche,, :maples, 'fetter, Eryt:pela 01.1 poser, Mercurial and I enerial Tsnats, andd other diseases arising from impur , blond, disap pear. Lie Dr. Cutter's Engiiab Ditter• and you will ha, c perfect digestion and pure blood. For particulars of this celebrated .V,edi c i r , e, Procure Dr. Cutter's circniar from any of our Agents. N. VAN BIEL., 118 N Second street t American fil.nufaotttring Agent) Philada, D,RRENt E d McGAttli., Agents, ormer of Forth and Marker sts., Pi , tabargh Fur sale by all respectable L'ruggistz octls-ly - - -- 10OUBTH FALL STOCK NOW OPEN .' me of KNAIS.E'S GOLD MEDAL Plata; UM PIANOS, which are now teyo...d a doubt, considered the bast in the walls:, fully warraa.ed for waht year; and sold 84 reasonable prices, Haines Broe kew Yore Pianos, hest Pianos made a , the price. Also, Orovestme's New York Pianos, chest est Rose= too t 7 °ally P,anos made. 0030 CHARLOTI E BLUx 43 Fifth street. G L &ZED WALL PAPER—AT 45 crs 1 3r roll, for sate by Apologetic AMESEJIENTS BUSINESS NOTICES W. P. MARSHALL, ta W ood street BY TELEGRAPH, TV THE DAILY POST. From Gen. Dl.eade's Army. Further Particulars of the Fight at Rappahannock Station. Sedgatek'n Advance at Brandy Geuer, 1 Kilpatrick ()couple* the City and Heights of Fredericksburg. New YORK, November 9 —Specials to the World, dated Washington, Bth, say • Advices from your special correspondent to-night from the front states that the ad ' vance of the entire army has progressed most satisfe. -; y to-day. It has crossed the Rappa , ck again, bat found no eterny in n - I,rce sufficient to risk any kenerel engn,o,nent. The present iy , cli• caticr do not render a general engage ment probable. )be Herald has the following: EIKAD• , 41 - ARTEnd ARMY OF Pc•romec, November 8.-4 P. M.—l learn that our army is well over the river, and that Sedgwick's ad- VaLICo has res.ehed Brandy Station. No report of fighting has been received. Tbis will be a week of hot work. WASHINGTON, November B.—The news from the front is to the effect that General Kilpatrick occupied the city and heights of Fredericksbum yesterday, and was in position to hold them until the infantry could reach him. It is prof able the army has already joined him, and has now en• trenched itself on the south bank of the Rappahannock. The train conveyed the wounded from the battle of Kelly's Ford yesterday to the number of ote hundred and fifty, who ar• ! rived here at ten o'clock to-night. There were I.n ambulances to transport the wounded men to hospitals, and it may ba r.lic• beto. e they will be placed where they can re, tier surgical at tenri,n. The prisoners are expected to arrive during the The Herald has the following: RAPPAHANNOCK. STATION. NO7 7.—Msj. Grn. Sedgwick. m_mithand;ng tee right .sing of ;he army, comns;:ng of the 6th and 6th corps. I ft War-en:on this morning, wi , h orders to proceed to Rappahe.nnock hi.d take and held that position. the march was a rapid one, and a di venom '-f the Bth corps, under the command of B-ig David A. Russell. GreLleral ht command of the corps, reached the heights this side of the lisp pahani, oat( about 1 o'clock, aed drove in the curio!. another divi• sit-n et 'he same corps on Russell's right commenced skirmishing so m after, which also drove she enemy before them. The 5.11 corps, under Msj Gen. Sykes, forntmd their skirmish line on the south of ;he Orange and Alexandria railroad, stri king down awards Norman's Ford. Ear ly.- dtvisi • of E rebd corps oec.t - pied ii.e this side t-t the river --the works nn wh';2h they had so turned as to make ;hem detenHible from attack from this dirt.c.tion. These works were conseructed by our forces last summer while we occupied the line of the Rap pahannork. The enemy, however, had strengthened them by digging a semicir cle of lefts., pits around the front. Such was the formidable position which Russers brave boys attacked and carried. Cub Thompkinr, chief of artillery in Gen. Sedgwick's staff, posted the artillery on the heights about three—fourths of a mile this side of the river, and commenced to shell! the works. ont three o'clock _ eighteen guns were engaged in shelling them at this snort range. The firing had a beau;ifui effect, demoralizing that of he : it was, also. very 6ae. this was going On Gen. Russel with his musketry be rushed , kirmishers upon both flanks of the enemy's works until nearly sunset, when his own brigade, composed of the 15th WiACOEISICI, Col. Allen, 6th Maine. Col Edwards, 6th Maine, 001, Harris, and 12th 1 , 1,-w York, Cob Upmore, were or dared to charge on the rifle pits upon both banks. Led by Gen. Russell in per son, they went steadily and silently onward. fighting as they proceeded, 'till nearing the works, they fixed bayonets and pitched in with cold steel. This was too much for the flower of the Southern army and for its much vaunted bravery. After a short hand to hand con test they turned to flee to their pontoons, here they were followed, our boys having already secured the approach to the bridge, and they had no alternative but to surren der or swim for it. Some of them tried the latter, but it was no easy matter, and they yielded. When those on the oppo sites:de found that we held this end of the bridge they set fire to theiraide of it and destroyed a portion of This closed oce of the most brilliant actions of the war. It was fought by the same troops that so gallantly stormed and carried the heights of St. Mary's, at the second battle of Fredericksburg. Alhough pdgwick. Wright and Tyler, with their command, were present and active, all agree in awarding the credit of this bril— liant achievement to Gen. Russel and his gallant troops. Gen. Made has sent Gen. Redgwick an order congratulating him and his troops upon their success in this preliminary m. , vewera G-m. Lee is supposed to be at Culpepper ; Ewell at Brandy Station and Hiil between Culpepper and Cedar Mount. We are preparing to cross at daybreak. RAPPAHANNOCK STATION, Nov. 8, A. —From present appearances, yesterday's 5 losses were somewhat under estimated. The lulled will be nearly a hundred and upward, and the wounded 800. One hun- dred rebel wounded wera left in onrhands. We have 1,500 prisoners, including 103 commissioned officers. There is a heavy fog or rain this morning, which delays the aitack. Our batt e ries are in position, and a'; attack will be made as soon as.the fog WARRENTON JUNCTION, Nov. 8 . . - --boo9. —Upon the hi,ing of the fog our forces ecqumenced crossing and found little or no opposition. They are pressing forward t , w,,rds Culpepper. The 2d Division, Third Corps, under Geo. Prince, passed the river last evening at Kelly's Ford, and captdred 262 of the 2d ano 38th North Carolina regiments. Gen. Prince's boys waded the tord, which was about waist deep, and the prisoners had to wade back. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—lntelligenoe has oeeu received here, dated Clarksburg, Va., that Gems. Averill and Duffie, corn mending s-•parate forces, after several se. vere engagements on Friday and Saturday last. - ;_ce.eded in driving the enemy an der nI Await Jackson, for several miles down h, valley east of Greenbrier Idoun :ain, ~,to and through the Coven of Lewis burg ,c Western Virginia. The first bat tle. sec iiiught on Fnday by Gen. Duffle. fhe rebels were reinforced, but, never theless, they were totally routed. , On Sat urday, under the combined forces of Av. grill and Duffle, the route was so corn plate, that the enemy abandoned all his supplies, guns, colors, dm, And fled in die may, leaving their dead and wounded on the fielti. Our men behaved splendidly, and the victory was one of the moat bril liant of the war. The number killed add wounded on our side is not stated. We hold Lewisburg. GENTLEMENI AND LADIES 0 1121 g Pr , Part, IA Pittabargh. Allegheny ei'Y or county will bad it to their advantage to 0.11 at No. 3St CLAIR. nn ,up .tairs, awl him your orders for the nWanq THIEF ThC s23.oo..for ifonse of tan t 3 twolve MOMS SCHRAM. lIQS-/Nad Ehmettal Agent. ffitatioim. ~~; Yph~ .~ 9. K " T 4 s~f v^k'